Five climate pioneers: UNEP Champions of the Earth 2025
As the world works to slow climate change and create a more sustainable future, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on Wednesday…
Social media: Age-related bans won’t keep children safe, UNICEF warns
After months of anticipation and debate over the government’s controversial decision, under-16s found themselves excluded from popular platforms such as TikTok, Instagram…
UNESCO calls for a modern rethinking of the right to learn
UNESCO warns that the global legal framework for the right to education must be urgently modernized to keep pace with a transforming…
Peace Proves Relative to Gaza Unabated in Deadly Airstrikes
“THE Security Council the resolution is very clear about not calling anything a border or anything else, this is territory that must…
Nansen Prize winners show compassion for refugees is far from fading
This year’s honorees include five remarkable winners from Cameroon, Mexico, Ukraine, Iraq and Tajikistan, each recognized for their courage, empathy and determination…
What do singing and sports have to do with human rights?
As part of this year’s campaign to Human Rights Day – Our daily essentials – the UN human rights office (OHCHR) invited…
A sustainable future requires new thinking: UN environment report
The agency calls the report the most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken, with contributions from 287 multidisciplinary scientists from…
Hong Kong: UN human rights chief worries about “draconian” laws following deadly apartment fire
At least 160 people were killed in the fire at the court complex in Wang Fung, Tai Po district, which was being…
First person: small acts, lasting impact, strengthen the dignity of women in Lao PDR
Aksonethip Somvorachit spoke with UN News on the challenges she faced as staff focal point for PSEA. “Early in my career at…
Ukraine faces freezing winter under fire as UN warns of rising civilian numbers
Briefing of the ambassadors, Kayoko Gotoh, director of the Europe and Central Asia division at Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairssaid 2025…